Category Archives: Reviews
Review: Chernobyl Diaries
Thanks to the Paranormal Activity franchise and Insidious, with Oren Peli’s name, comes high expectations. Bumps in the night, innovative concepts, fun scares and perhaps more importantly than anything, situations that feel real are all elements that are now expected … Continue reading
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Review: Moonrise Kingdom
It’s one thing to make a movie feel unique, but Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom is almost otherworldly. While the film’s centerpiece pre-teen romance packs the power to earn a place in anyone’s heart, some readjusting is required to appreciate the … Continue reading
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Review: Battleship
Riggins and Landry in the Navy, Peter Berg Does Michael Bay, Transformers-esque, Not Really Battleship; any of those titles are just as fitting if not more so than Battleship. Back in 2005, after finding a planet similar to Earth, NASA … Continue reading
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Review: Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows has had its ups and downs since day one. As someone who never watched the original show, it was tough to care when word got out that a feature film was in the works, even with Johnny Depp … Continue reading
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Review: The Avengers
When we’re getting superhero movie after superhero movie, it’s understandable to have that, “Oh, another one?,” reaction. However, in the case of The Avengers, it was unprecedented right from the start. Yes, it’s more superhero material, but this isn’t just … Continue reading
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Tribeca Review: Caroline and Jackie, Death of a Superhero and Struck By Lightning
No, you don’t want to stuff a movie in a genre box, but, admittedly, that’s how I arranged my schedule for this year’s festival. I isolated the types of movies I planned to see based on the most rudimentary synopsis … Continue reading
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Tribeca Review: Deadfall
Antiheros can be a blast to watch on screen; there’s just enough heart to them to get you on their side, but at the same time, they’re deplorably ruthless. So is the case with Eric Bana’s Addison in Deadfall and on top of having … Continue reading
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Tribeca Reviews: Rat King and Jackpot
The Tribeca Film Festival covers a wide variety of genres, styles, visions and topics, but if you’re looking for material that veers on the side of the extreme, packed with action, blood and a ton of suspense, Cinemania is the program for … Continue reading
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Review: The Moth Diaries
Of course you want a horror movie to be a good film, but there’s no denying that this genre can get away with a lot; mask bad performances with intense suspense or fill in plot holes using bloody good fun. … Continue reading
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